Sri Lankan President signs proclamation for early Presidential Election
Nov 20, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday signed the proclamation declaring his intention to hold a Presidential Election …
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Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port to have a Chinese navel base: report
Nov 19, 2014 (LBO) – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is to build 18 naval bases in various regions in the next 10 years including in Sri …
Sri Lanka Security Companies are an integral part of Country’s economic development:Official
Oct 22, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s private security companies are important stakeholders and an integral element in the ongoing nation building …
Sri Lanka to conduct a survey on loss properties and lands in Northern Province
Oct 21, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence and Urban Development has taken steps to conduct a survey on people who have lost their properties and …
Sri Lanka restricted foreign visits to North: Media Report
Oct 16, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka yesterday announced that foreigners and foreign organizations who wish to visit the North need to obtain prior clearance …
PAFFREL released provincial council Election Day report
Sep 23, 2014 (LBO) – Poll monitoring group the People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said there are about seven incidents of violence …
Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins Provincial Council Election
Sep 22, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United Peoples Freedom Alliance, the ruling party in the island won the Uva Provincial Council Election with 19 …
Protection urged for Sri Lanka war crimes witnesses
COLOMBO, August 27, 2014 (AFP) - International rights groups have demanded protection for potential Sri Lankan witnesses at a UN-mandated war crimes …
Sri Lanka again delays dig at suspected mass grave
COLOMBO, August 18, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan officials on Monday sought more time to exhume a suspected mass grave in a former war zone after failing to secure …
Sri Lanka to refuse entry to UN investigators: president
COLOMBO, August 19, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will not grant visas to UN investigators probing war crimes allegedly committed during the island's decades-long …
US demands Sri Lanka enforce its laws in latest rebuke
COLOMBO, August 5, 2014 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday demanded Sri Lanka enforce its own laws after a meeting of US diplomats and war widows was …
UN slams Sri Lanka over deportation of asylum seekers
COLOMBO, August 2, 2014 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency accused Sri Lanka on Saturday of failing to respect international law by deporting Afghan and Pakistan …
Sri Lanka apologises to Indian PM over caricature
COLOMBO, August 1, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka extended an "unqualified apology" to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday over an article and uncomplimentary …
US calls for protection to Sri Lanka journalists
COLOMBO, July 28, 2014 (AFP) - The United States on Monday urged Sri Lanka to crack down on harassment of journalists and protect their rights after organisers …
Sri Lanka media training for Tamil journalists scuttled
COLOMBO, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Dozens of pro-government activists blocked ethnic Tamil journalists from holding a training program in Sri Lanka on Saturday, …
Sri Lanka’s militant monk rejects Dalai Lama’s call for peace
COLOMBO, July 22, 2014 (AFP) - A firebrand Sri Lankan monk on Tuesday criticised the Dalai Lama for urging the island's Buddhists to halt violence against …
Sri Lanka president skips Commonwealth Games
COLOMBO, July 22, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse will skip the Commonwealth Games starting this week in Glasgow despite being chair of the …
Top Sri Lanka lawyer says fears for life after criticising govt
COLOMBO, July 16, 2014 (AFP) - The head of Sri Lanka's bar association said on Wednesday he feared he might be killed after he described President Mahinda …
Sri Lanka tells civil society organizations ‘no press conferences’
COLOMBO, July 9, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has banned non-government organisations from holding press conferences under a new order from the defence ministry seen …
Asylum-seeker mothers ‘attempt suicide’ to get kids to Australia
SYDNEY, July 9, 2014 (AFP) - A dozen mothers in an asylum-seeker camp have reportedly attempted suicide so their children can be settled in Australia, piling …